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Messiah on the Street, Bohemia Flea Market, Five Lamps Arts Festival, Dublin Learning City Festival

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Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 13 April

++ Five Lamps Arts Festival fivelampsarts.ie/events/

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket

+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/

+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/

+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/

+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.templebarmarkets.com/foodmarket

+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/

+ Cushion Concert – Irish Baroque Orchestra (Ages 5-8) 11:30-12:30 Pearse Street Library, 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/872794270157 (Booking required)
+ In Conversation – we make our own histories – Talk 12:00-13:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/042024/Public-Talk-In-Conversation-we-make-our-own-histor
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Tour 12:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/April-June/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(3)

++ Messiah on the Street – Choir Performance 13:00 Fishamble Street, Dublin 8 (next to Christ Church Cathedral) olcs.ie/
+ Game, Set, Match: The History of Sports in Irish Society – Tour – National Museum 13:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/042024/April-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Recovered Voices: Stories and Experiences of the Irish during World War One – Tour – National Museum 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/042024/April-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Metal to the Masses – Semi-Final – Heavy Metal Gigs 20:00 Fibber Magees, 79 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/438345315522491

+ Latin Fever – Dublin’s Latin Club with reggaeton, merengue, funk, electrolatino, pachangueo, dembow & more 21:00-02:30 River Bar, 1 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 (Adm free before midnight) www.facebook.com/LatinFeverDublin 

+ StreetLife – 22-piece Big Band 21:30 McNeill’s of Howth, 19 Main Street, Howth, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/events/335280432867728

+ SoulPower – Funk & Soul Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial

++ Five Lamps Arts Festival fivelampsarts.ie/events/

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar

+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 08:00-13:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 irishcarboot.ie

+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/

+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 bit.ly/RTRDublin (Booking required)

++ Bohemia Flea Market – Monthly Indoor/Outdoor Flea Market with more than 100 stalls – LE Zeitgeist 11:00-17:00 Kelly’s Yard, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 (D07 C434) www.facebook.com/lezeitgeistfleamarket/

+ Kids’ Drop By Activities: Children’s Erasmus Education Garden (Age 4+) 11:00/11:30/15:30/16:00 (20min) National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/kids-drop-by-activities-5/2024-03-24/

+ St. Patrick’s Park Market – Books, gifts and crafts 11:00-17:30 St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/

+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Sunday Family Drop-in – National Gallery – Workshop for families with children of all ages 11:30-13:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Ireland, Then and Now: Irish Symbolism in the Museum’s Collections – Tour – National Museum 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/042024/April-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ The History and the Current Moment in Dutch Comics – Talk 14:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173654920 (Booking required)

+ Hugh Lane Gallery Public Tour 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-public-tours-2/ (No booking required, but limited spaces)

+ From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks – Tour – National Museum 15:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/042024/April-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History

+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/

+ Sunday Sketching – Family Workshop (Age 6-12) – Hugh Lane Gallery 15:00-16:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-sketching/

+ Bionic Rats – Ska & Reggae Gig 19:00 The Grand Social, 35 Liffey St. Lower, Dublin 1 www.thegrandsocial.ie/events/sunday-skank-w-the-bionic-rats-free-in
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

And the free events for next week….

Monday 15 April

++ Dublin Learning City Festival dublinlearningcity.ie/festival/whats-on-all-events/
++ Five Lamps Arts Festival fivelampsarts.ie/events/

Tuesday 16 April

++ Dublin Learning City Festival dublinlearningcity.ie/festival/whats-on-all-events/
++ Five Lamps Arts Festival fivelampsarts.ie/events/

Wednesday 17 April

++ Dublin Learning City Festival dublinlearningcity.ie/festival/whats-on-all-events/
++ Five Lamps Arts Festival fivelampsarts.ie/events/

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 18 April

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Sing For Fun – Weekly Choir Workshop 11:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173633651
+ One Dublin One Book: A window on Greek myths in “Snowflake” – short introduction to the Greeks and their myths 13:00-14:30 Central Library, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/815452950727
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Tour 14:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/April-June/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(3)
+ Fear and Fever: 14 days of typhoid in Edwardian Dublin – Book launch 18:00-19:30 Pearse Street Library, 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/860841388767 (Booking required)
+ Explaining Unionism – Panel Discussion 18:00-19:30 Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 www.ria.ie/discourse-series-explaining-unionism (Booking required)
+ Ma Thursdays Open Mic – Mother Reilly’s Bar 21:00-23:30 Mother Reilly’s Bar & Restaurant, 26 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 www.facebook.com/events/762459318527294

Friday 19 April

+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Tour 11:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/April-June/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(3)

And there is more…

+++ Messiah on the Steet – Celebratory Performance
Messiah, the oratorio composed by George Friedrich Händel was performed for the very first time in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and every year Messiah (parts of it!) will be performed again in Fishamble Street in Dublin 8 (right next to Christ Church Cathedral) very very close to the point where the world premiere took place 282 years ago. And again in 2024 there will be a performance by Our Lady’s Choral Society and the Dublin Händel Orchestra. It will take place on Saturday 13 April at 13:00  on the street. Admission is free. The audience is invited to participate and it is a great event that I recommend strongly if you are open to experiencing something different.

+++ Dublin Learning City Festival
The Dublin Learning City Festival is a 3-day festival from Mon 15 – Wed 17 April that provides a huge range of free online and in-person learning opportunities for everybody. From walking tours, talks, arts & crafts via workshops to exhibitions and music, there is a wide variety of topics and areas covered, so that everybody can find something interesting. The full programme is here dublinlearningcity.ie/festival/whats-on-all-events/ I counted 111 events and won’t even try to select SOME tor inclusion on the listing above. Instead you HAVE to go to the website to check for yourself.

+++ LEARN A NEW SKILL WITH ONLINE COURSES
Is there ever a wrong time for learning a new skill or enhancing what you are already interested in? Maybe it is a language or an instrument or some technical skills? Or something completely different? Nearly every subject is there! Check out Udemy via the link below, they have thousands of courses and there is good chance that what you are looking for is available. Nearly all the courses are REALLY affordable!
The lowest price most of the time is EUR 12.99. Sometimes it even goes down further to EUR 9.99 and when that happens (about once or twice a year), I will tell you. But even 12.99 is definitely a good price for what you get! – Check out the website at www.getthislink.com/Udemy22 And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)

+++ Five Lamps Arts Festival
From 11-20 April the Five Lamps Arts Festival takes place. Originally all events were happening in the are around the Five Lamps, an iconic street lamp post in Amiens Street. Now there are even events in South Dublin. There are over 30 events in 15 venues and all details can be found at fivelampsarts.ie/events/ Alternatively you can download the festival brochure at fivelampsarts.ie/festival2024/
There are some free events, some events where via Eventbrite a donation is requested (which does not make it free anymore) and a good few evens that are not free. I will sprinkle a few of the free events in the Dublin Event Guide, but I suggest you check the programme to get a full picture.

+++ One Dublin One Book
Every April one book will be chosen in Dublin for the “One Dublin One Book” Festival. Throughout the whole month, a large range of events will take place in connection with this book. In 2024, the book “Snowflake” by author Louise Nealon was chosen ad – as long as they are free – I will include as many events as possible in the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). Snowflake is a novel about the growing up of Debbie, a girl from an Irish dairy farm who then starts studying in Trinity College, and her eccentric parents.  www.onedublinonebook.ie/

+++ dlr Spring into Heritage 2024
Dun Laoghaire- Rathdown County Council is inviting again to free guided tours at a whole range of landmarks and important sites in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. From 25 March to 28 April you can visit seven different locations ad learn more about their history. Spaces on the free tours are often limited. Find out all about locations and dates here www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/spring-heritage-2024

+++ Gaiety School of Acting Taster Classes
Before their new term, the Gaiety School of Acting is offering taster classes for 10 different courses for children and teenagers in the 4-18 years range. Find all details at gaietyschool.com/part-time-adult-courses/try-for-free/

+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops it is always worh checking out. The workshops are free and usually go for 45 minutes. They are always for children, but the age is often not fixed. There are specific Toddler and baby workshops at times as well. Check them out on www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/

+++ Some more events:
Find Library events here www.dublincity.ie/events
and Trinity College Events here www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=18&month=03&year=2024&search=week

+++ Storytelling and Toddler Groups at Dublin City Libraries
The Dublin City Libraries have published a list of Storytelling and Toddler groups for age 0-4 across the Dublin City Libraries. You can find it here www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/storytelling-and-toddler-groups-dublin-city-libraries

And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.

Take care,

–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)